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POT ENT IOMET RIC SU RFACE MAP OF T HE BEDROCK AQU IFERS OF WHIT L EY COU NT Y, INDIANA

Divisio n o f Water Potentio m etric Surfac e Map 27-B

Location Map

R. 7 E. R. 8 E.

T. 33 N. T. 32 N.

R. 8 E. R. 9 E.

R. 9 E. R. 10 E. R 10 E. R. 11 E.T. 33 N. T. 32 N.

T. 32 N. T. 31 N.

T. 31 N. T. 30 N.

T. 30 N.T. 29 N.

R. 10 E. R. 11 E.R. 9 E. R. 10 E.

R. 8 E. R. 9 E.R. 7 E. R. 8 E.

T. 30 N. T. 29 N.

T. 31 N. T. 30 N.

T. 32 N. T. 31 N.

Eel River

Etna

Lorane

Collins

Coesse

RaberPeabody

Collamer

TunkerWashington

Center

Laud

Saturn

Kaler Branch

Sycamore Creek

Ee

l River

810

Old Lake

New Lake

Clear Creek

Wo lf Rd

Old T railRd

Whitley Rd

Keiser Rd

Etn a Rd

Kaufman Ditch5

800

810

Crooked Lake

Blue Babe Branch

Cedar Lake Branch

800

Old T rail Rd

Chapine Rd

5

Lehman Ditch

Little Indian Creek

810

810

BlueR ive

r

ThornCreek

Luther

Dunfee

Ormas

Schuman Ditch

Spring Creek

ComptonDitch

Gangwer Ditch

Kerch Ditch

Rehling Ditch

Emerick B ran

ch

County Farm D itch

C alf CreekClear Creek24

30

Black Lake

6

7

4

5

1

14

53

2

1 62

3

7

4

35

64

2

6

6

1

5 5

978

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988

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8

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5

7 9

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89

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7

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8

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42

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3 2

5 35 3 2

41

61

18

19

30

31

32

31

11

33

34

18

30

19

31

10

11

11

11

11

27

1111

31

30

22

22

31

27

19

24

17

15

11

29

14

27

20

14

20

15

3536

23

17

1816

26

36

14

12

32

22

29

36

34

23

16

25

32

26

35

32

29

29

35

13

15

35

16

15

35

22 23

28

21

32

26

18

34

34

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24

32

25

33

27

32

22

34

10

29

33

26

27

20

17

33

17

33

10

34

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24

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26

10

33

29

12

17

29

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33

25

15

25

36

35

20

27

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28

14

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26

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32

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16

36

29

24

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28

21

27

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18

10

30

32

28

26

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28

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3435

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1316

31

25

36

12

21

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21

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2323

28

24

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20

27

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33

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19

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25

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20

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22

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27

31

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27

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Deniston Natural Resource Area

Shriner Lake Public Access

Site

NE FW Regional Headquarters

Old Lake Public Access

Site

Crooked Lake Nature Preserve

Blue Lake Public Access

Site

5

9

30

205

33

109

105

14

205

14

30

Blue Lake

Loon Lake

Round Lake

Shriner Lake

CedarLake

Goose Lake

Troy Cedar Lake

Robinson Lake

Little Cedar Lake

Brown Lake

Wilson Lake

Scott Lake

Rine Lake

Mud Lake

Dollar Lake

Larwill Lake

Metzger Pond

Tadpole Lake

Menzie Lake

Little Troy Cedar Lake

Ice House Lake

Winters Lake

Compton Lake

Eel River

Sugar Creek

Stony Creek

Cole Ditch

Big Indian Creek

Hurricane Creek

Lee Ditch

Mud Run

Schoenauer Ditch

Phillips Ditch

Cox Branch

Mathias Ditch

White Branch

Squaw Creek

810

800

790

820

780

770

760 750

800

810

790

CR 500 N

Etn a Rd

Airport Rd

CR 50 W

CR 250 E

Riley Rd

CR 250 N

CR 150 N

Schec kler Rd

Old 102

McCo n n ell Rd

CR 300 E

L in c o ln Way Rd

CR 650 N

Columbia City

Churubusco

South Whitley

Larwill

CR 900 S

CR 800 S

CR 700 S

CR 1000 S

CR 650 W

CR 450 E

CR 550 W

CR 950 W

CR 700 E

CR 400 E

CR 200 W

Meridian Rd

CR 300 S

L in c o ln Way Rd

CR 200 E

CR 200 S

CR 750 N

Rab er Rd

CR 550 E

CR 600 E

CR 850 W

CR 200 N

Washingto n Rd

L in c o ln way

CR 150 N

CR 700 N

Po o k Rd

CR 350 W

Johnson Rd

CR 350 E

An derso n Rd

Cider Mill Rd

River Rd

Do well Rd

CR 300 W

CR 150 W

CR 450 W

CR 500 E

CR 400 N

Burd Rd

Blue Lake Rd

CR 150 E

Plattn er Rd

CR 700 W

Bin kley Rd

CR 150 S

CR 500 S

Hiler Rd

Elder Rd

CR 275 N

CR 475 W

Mo wrey Rd

CR 275 W

CR 750 W

CR 900 E

CR 350 N

Hartm an Rd

CR 825 E

CR 800 N

CR 600 W

CR 500 W

CR 525 W

CR 425 W

CR 675 W

CR 400 W

CR 325 N

Hen ry Rd

Divisio n Rd

Cro n e Rd

CR 850 E

CR 100 S

Widm an Rd

CR 650 E

CR 800 E

CR 375 N

CR 625 N

CR 450 N

CR 525 N

CR 475 N

CR 550 N

Park 30 Dr

CR 800 W

CR 625 W CR 575 W

Buc kles Rd

Wait Rd

CR 350 S

CR 750 E

CR 280 S

Schum a n Rd

Ruc km a n Rd

CR 575 N

Evergreen Rd

CR 250 S

CR 450 S

CR 50 N

Sheldo n Rd

CR 675 E

CR 850 N

CR 600 N

CR 100 S

CR 300 W

CR 400 NCR 350 W

CR 200 S

CR 1000 S

CR 250 W

Old T rail Rd

Whitley Rd

CR 900 W

Jo hn so n Rd

CR 150 S

CR 500 E

CR 950 W

CR 400 S

CR 700 E

CR 50 E

CR 400 E

CR 300 S Washin gto n Rd

Etna Rd

CR 150 S

CR 300 N

CR 550 E

CR 475 W

CR 450 W

CR 500 S

CR 600 W

CR 200 E

Raber Rd

CR 250 W

CR 350 E

Yello w River Rd

River Rd

CR 850 W

CR 600 E

CR 300 W

CR 500 E

CR 400 S

CR 450 N

CR 350 W

CR 200 N

CR 300 N

CR 300 W

CR 600 W

Mic hael R. Pen c e, Go vern o rDepartm en t o f Natural Reso urc esCam ero n F. Clark, Directo r

T his m ap was created fro m several existin g shapefiles. T o wn ship an d Ran ge L in es o f In dia n a (lin e shapefile, 20020621), L an d Survey L in es o f In dia n a (po lygo n shapefile, 20020621), an d Co un ty Bo un daries o f In dia n a (po lygo n shapefile, 20020621), were all fro m the In dia n a Geo lo gic al Survey an d b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc ale. Draft ro ad shapefiles, System 1 (lin e shapefile, 2003), an d Ro ads_ 2005_ INDOT _ IN (lin e shapefile, 2005), were fro m the In dia n a Departm en t o f Tran sportatio n an d b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc ale. Populated Areas in In dia n a 2000 (po lygo n shapefile, 20021000) was fro m the U .S. Census Bureau an d b ased o n a 1:100,000 sc ale. Hydro graphy, Stream s (NHD) (lin e shapefile, 20081218), Rivers (NHD) (po lygo n shapefile, 20081218), L akes (NHD) (po lygo nshapefile, 20081218) was fro m the U .S. Geo lo gic al Survey an d the U .S. En viro n m en tal Protectio n Agen c y an d b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc ale. Man aged L a n ds IDNR IN (po lygo n shapefile, 20100920) was fro m IDNR an d b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc ale. No Aquifer Material or L im ited Data Whitley Co un ty, In dia n a (po lygo n shapefile, Korin ek, 2013). Digital Elevatio n Mo del im age is derived fro m the In dia n a Ortho/L iDAR Statewide Co llectio n Pro gram (2012). Poten tio m etric Surfac e Map o f the Bedro c k Aquifers o f Whitley Co un ty, In dia n a (lin e shapefile, Korin ek, 2013) was b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc ale.

Potentiometric Surface Map of the Bedrock Aquifers of Whitley County, Indiana

b yGin ger Korin ek

Divisio n o f Water, Reso urc e Assessm en t Sectio n

Jun e 2013

1 0 10.5 Mile

1 0 10.5 Kilo m eter

Co un ty Ro ad

U S Highway

State Ro ad

EXPLANATION

Stream

L in e o f equal elevatio n , in feet ab o ve m ean sea levelPoten tio m etric Co n to ur interval 10 feet

L ake & River

No Aquifer Materialo r L im ited Data

Mun ic ipal Bo un dary

800

5

30

State Man aged Property

Whitley Co un ty, In dia n a is lo c ated in the n o rtheast portio n o f the state b o un ded b y Kosc iusko , No b le, Allen , Huntin gto n , an d Wab ash c o un ties in the west, n o rth, east, so uth an d so uthwest, respectively. Whitley Co un ty is situated within the U pper Wab ash River Basin .T he Bedro c k Poten tio m etric Surfac e Map (PSM) o f Whitley Co un ty was m apped b y c o n to urin g the elevatio n s o f 370 static water-levels reported o n well rec o rds rec eived prim arily o ver a 50 year perio d. T hese wells are c o m pleted in b edro c k aquifers at vario us depths an d typic ally un der c o n fin ed c o n ditio n s (b o un ded b y im perm ea b le layers ab o ve a n d b elo w the water b earin g fo rm atio n ). Ho wever, so m e wells were c o m pleted un der un c o n fin ed (n o t b o un ded b y im perm ea b le layers) settin gs. T he poten tio m etric surfac e is a m easure o f the pressure o n water in a water b earin g fo rm atio n . Gro un dwater levels in an un c o n fin ed aquifer system are at atm o spheric pressure an d will n o t rise in a well ab o ve the top o f the water b earin g fo rm atio n . T he poten tio m etric surfac e in m o st wells c o m pleted in b edro c k within Whitley Co un ty rises ab o ve the top o f the b edro c k water b earin g fo rm atio n due to the c o n fin in g n ature o f the system . Depth to b edro c k in Whitley Co un ty ran ges fro m appro xim ately 70 feet in the so uthern half o f the c o un ty to as m uc h as 385 feet to the n o rth.Bedro c k poten tio m etric surfac e elevatio n c o n to urs have n o t b een exten ded thro ugh the n o rthern a n d western portio n s o f Whitley Co un ty. T hese areas are lac kin g in data an d/or c o vered b y m o re pro lific un c o n so lidated deposits that lim it the n ec essity to c o m plete wells in b edro c k. T he wells in these areas are m ain ly fin ished in the thic k un c o n so lidated m aterial o verlyin g the Co ldwater, Ellsworth, an d Antrim Shales alo n g with the Silurian an d Devo n ia n Carb o n ates. Shale is c o m m o n ly describ ed as an aquitard an d, therefo re, the system is an extrem ely lim ited gro un dwater reso urc e. Ho wever, in the so utheastern portio n o f Whitley Co un ty an d in n earb y Allen an d Huntin gto n Co un ties, the Silurian an d Devo n ia n Carb o n ates Aquifer System is c apab le o f supportin g do m estic an d so m e high-c apac ity users. Static water-level m easurem en ts in in dividual wells used to c o n struct c o un ty PSM’s are in dic ative o f the water-level n ear the tim e o f well c o m pletio n . T he gro un dwater level within an aquifer c o n stan tly fluctuates in respo n se to rain fall, evapotran spiratio n , gro un dwater m o vem en t, an d pum page. T herefo re, current site spec ific c o n ditio n s m ay differ due to lo c al or seaso n al variatio n s in m easured static water-levels. Bec ause fluctuatio n s in gro un dwater are typic ally sm all, static water-levels c an b e used to c o n struct a gen eralized PSM. Gro un dwater flo w is n aturally fro m areas o f rec harge to ward areas o f disc harge. As a gen eral rule, b ut certain ly n o t always, gro un dwater flo w appro xim ates the o verlyin g topo graphy an d in tersects the la n d surfac e at m ajo r stream s. T he c o n to urs were determ in ed b ased o n the am o un t o f data a n d the degree o f c ha n ge in water levels b etween wells in ea c h m apped area. Data c o llected to gen erate PSM were stan dardized an d validated fo r c o m peten c y. U n iversal T ran sverse Merc ator (U T M) c o o rdin ates for the water wells were either physic ally o b tain ed in the field, determ in ed thro ugh address geo c o din g, or determ in ed b ased o n water well rec o rds; ho wever, the lo c atio n o f m an y o f the water well rec o rds used to m ake the PSM were n o t field verified. Elevatio n data were derived fro m L iDAR b ased digital elevatio n m o del. Quality c o n tro l/quality assuran c e pro c edures were utilized to refin e or rem o ve data where errors were readily apparen t.Bedro c k poten tio m etric surfac e elevatio n s in Whitley Co un ty ran ge fro m a high o f appro xim ately 820 feet m ean sea level (m sl) in the so utheast regio n o f the c o un ty, to a lo w o f ab o ut 750 feet m sl in the far so utheast c o rn er o f the c o un ty. Gro un dwater flo w within Whitley Co un ty takes two directio n s, to wards Ab o ite Creek-L ittle River in adja c en t Allen an d Huntin gto n Co un ties to the so utheast, an d to wards Eel River in the so uth c en tral an d west cen tral parts o f the c o un ty. T he c o un ty PSM c an b e used to defin e the regio n al gro un dwater flo w path an d to iden tify sign ific a n t areas o f gro un dwater rec harge an d disc harge. Co un ty PSM’s represen t o verall regio n al c hara cteristics an d are n o t in ten ded to b e a sub stitute fo r site-spec ific studies.

Digital Elevation Model of Whitley County, Indiana

746

Elevation (feet)1018